US charges five alleged Russian operatives over global assassination plots
US federal prosecutors have charged five alleged Russian intelligence agents with plotting targeted killings and sabotage across North America and Europe.
United States federal prosecutors in Manhattan have unsealed an indictment charging five alleged Russian intelligence operatives with orchestrating targeted assassinations and sabotage across Europe and North America. According to the Department of Justice, the network recruited and financed individuals to conduct surveillance and execute attacks against targets perceived as supporting Ukraine. The alleged actions include a June 2024 incident in Prague and planned homicides inside the United States. All five accused individuals remain at large.
In a related development, Denmark’s Security and Intelligence Service reported that Russian operatives executed targeted sabotage against Danish defense firms supplying military hardware to Kyiv. Officials described these acts as a notable escalation in Russia's ongoing hybrid warfare campaign intended to undermine Western military assistance to Ukraine.
Sources: BBC News, France24, OCCRP, Sweden Herald, The Guardian.
Sources
- The Guardian — Russia plotting to kill Ukraine allies in US and Europe, FBI says
- France24 — US announces charges against five alleged agents for Russia over assassination plots
- BBC News — US accuses Russia of trying to kill Ukrainian allies overseas
- OCCRP — US Charges Russian Network in Alleged European Sabotage, US Murder Plot
- Sweden Herald — Denmark Says Russia Sabotaged Companies Supplying Ukraine
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